wooden-American

wooden-Americann.— «Mr. Johnson as Chuck, a shy ventriloquist, and Bob as a character sometimes called (but not to his face) Bob the Dummy. (The preferred term is “puppet,” or “wooden-American.”)» —“Broadway for Dummies (and Ventriloquists)” by Jesse Green New York Times Sept. 17, 2006. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)